When the 2019 football season kicks off, Coach Matt Griffith begins his 15th season as the Sylacauga High Head Football Coach. That makes him the second longest tenured head coach in Sylacauga history behind only Tom Calvin who was the Aggie head man for 21 years. Griffith has also served as Athletic Director for the past three years.

A 1987 graduate of Hokes Bluff High School, Coach Griffith followed in the footsteps of his legendary father, Doc Griffith, who was a high school All American for the Eagles. His next stop as a player was at Jacksonville State playing fullback for Coach Bill Burgess from 1987 through 1990. He was a member of the 1989 Gamecock National Championship Team.

Griffith started his coaching career as an assistant at Cleveland High School. That was followed by nine years at Pell City, 5 as an assistant and 4 as head coach. His last stop before coming to Sylacauga in 2005 was as an assistant at Thompson High.

He has compiled a 90-61 record as the Aggie head man and has had his team in the playoffs 10 times including the last seven seasons in a row.

At Sylacauga, Griffith has produced several All State players and several who have gone on the play in the college ranks. Most notable of the college players are Kelsey Pope at Samford and T.J. Green who started at safety for the 2015 Clemson Tigers.